Hajia Amenu Blasts Ghanaians for Sharing Explicit Videos, Calls for United Action Against TikTok Content and Stronger Cyber Security
Hajia Amenu, speaking on JoyNews’ on Saturday, February 21, 2026, has strongly criticised what she described as a lack of patriotism and moral responsibility among Ghanaians for the continued viral spread of explicit videos allegedly involving Ghanaian women.
The controversy centres on allegations that a foreign national deliberately targeted Ghanaian women, secretly recorded intimate encounters, and uploaded the content online—reportedly to monetise the material on platforms such as TikTok. The videos have triggered widespread public outrage, emotional distress for the victims, and renewed calls for accountability.
Hajia Amenu questioned the role of ordinary citizens, women’s groups, faith-based organisations, and religious bodies in amplifying the content instead of condemning and suppressing it.
“We as Ghanaians have not been patriotic enough. We have so many women on social media, we have the Christian Council, we have the Muslim Council, and the first thing I keep asking myself is: who are those sharing the videos?” she asked rhetorically.
She lamented a perceived decline in societal values, contrasting current behaviour with traditional norms: “We are all from family backgrounds, and before, if you see the nakedness of a woman you would even prompt the person to dress up. What happened?”
Describing the affected women as genuine victims enduring severe emotional and psychological trauma, Hajia Amenu urged immediate, collective action—particularly from women’s organisations and faith leaders—to pressure social media platforms to remove the content.
“Let’s come together, we can protest TikTok, we can demand that they withdraw all the videos from social media. If we request TikTok to withdraw those videos, they will have no option than to comply,” she asserted. “We should take a bold step to demand TikTok to withdraw all the videos and anything that has to do with it. Come together as women to voice out.”
Beyond the immediate crisis, she highlighted the broader implications for Ghana’s digital security landscape, warning that the country must urgently strengthen its cyber security framework as technology advances rapidly.
“When it comes to the cyber security of Ghana, we have to step up. The world is now revolving and IT is growing day by day,” she noted.
The comments have resonated widely, with many online users echoing calls for stricter platform accountability, better victim support, and national dialogue on digital ethics, revenge pornography laws, and online privacy protections. Authorities, including the Cyber Security Authority and Ghana Police Service, have previously indicated investigations into similar cases involving non-consensual intimate imagery, though no specific updates on this particular series of videos have been released.
